Originally the area was a small, steep, wooded ravine cut through by Phalen Creek.

South of the monastery, on a steep cliff, stands the Hermitage Chapel.

Steep mountain slopes had steps gouged into them for climbing.

The gatehouse was located in the south near a steep cliff.

The historic farmyard and museum is located on the steep shores of the Storfjorden in the Sunnmøre district of the county.

The landscape is rugged topography with steep hillsides and narrow valley floodplains.

The main road runs along the foot of a steep escarpment on which the majority of the older houses are located in a labyrinth of steep narrow lanes.

The path up the mountain was steep, and she considered going up the mountain in a litter.

The railroad later pulled out and the town descended into steep decline.

The rest of the riparian corridors are only a few feet wide due to steep slopes.

The Scott's Creek Forest unit is very steep and difficult to manage.

The spread include of forest extending from steep mountain slopes down to grassy meadows.

The Steep Approach to Garbadale is a novel by the Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 2007.

The steep river banks, up to 3m high, are a haven for the kingfisher.

The steep terrain also accentuates the many rivers that flow from central St.

The summit overlooks the steep eastern face and is marked by a cairn.

The track is mostly unformed with steep, rocky or muddy sections.

The vines are planted in terraces on steep slopes with walls built of stone.

The wolf would be attracted by the smell, fall in the pit and be unable to scale the steep sides; it could then be killed.

There is a ditch around the base of the knoll, except on the E, where there are steep slopes.

They had steep sides lined with planks, making it impossible for the animal to escape once it had fallen in.

This consists mainly of a steep hill, mainly of rocks and boulders, and is considered dangerous to amateurs.

This gives the skier or boarder an impression of being in a very steep half pipe with moguls.

This layer is very distinctive due to its steep rise.

This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.

This way a steep climb and descent between Saint-Denis and Creil could be avoided.

Through such an atmosphere, by a steep dark shaft of dirt and poison, the way lay.

To cross to the other side of the deck was like walking up the steep gabled roof of a house.

We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.

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